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The very Scandi story of Amandla Stenberg: How the actress finally found her community

By Allyson Shiffman

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Ever since she exploded onto the international stage at 14 years old in a little film called The Hunger Games, Amandla Stenberg has been thoughtfully, deliberately sharing her story, both via her characters on-screen and her singular voice off it. Now, on the occasion of her Vogue Scandinavia debut (which just so happens to coincide with her wildly anticipated Star Wars series), she shares yet another side of herself – one that, for us, hits very close to home